EP 3689138 A1 20200805 - BIRD FEEDER WITH ELASTOMERIC FEED PORT
Title (en)
BIRD FEEDER WITH ELASTOMERIC FEED PORT
Title (de)
VOGELFUTTERSPENDER MIT ELASTOMERER FUTTERÖFFNUNG
Title (fr)
DISPOSITIF D'ALIMENTATION D'OISEAU COMPORTANT UN ORIFICE D'ALIMENTATION EN ÉLASTOMÈRE
Publication
Application
Priority
US 201962799302 P 20190131
Abstract (en)
An elastomeric feed port and a bird feeder having a seed reservoir with a seed opening fitted with such an elastomeric feed port is provided. The feed port has an elastomeric seed control membrane with a cutout that forms at least one aperture through which birds can access seed in the reservoir. The cutout is shaped to create flexible flaps or fingers adjacent the aperture in the membrane that partially cover the seed opening to reduce seed spillage but that can be pushed aside or temporarily deformed by a bird when the bird inserts its beak into the cutout aperture to access seed therethrough.
IPC 8 full level
A01K 39/01 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
A01K 39/01 (2013.01 - US); A01K 39/0113 (2013.01 - EP)
Citation (search report)
- [XY] US 2008314327 A1 20081225 - HEPP KENNETH ROBERT [US], et al
- [X] EP 2995197 A2 20160316 - WOODSTREAM CORP [US]
- [Y] US 5806460 A 19980915 - KLEIN ARNOLD G [US]
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
BA ME
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 3689138 A1 20200805; CA 3069969 A1 20200731; US 11369089 B2 20220628; US 2020245595 A1 20200806; US 2022295754 A1 20220922
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 20154655 A 20200130; CA 3069969 A 20200129; US 202016774617 A 20200128; US 202217835485 A 20220608